Lore & History
12 entries in the The Sandman compendium.
The Creation of the DreamingBorn from the first dream of life itself, the realm where all sentient nightmares and hopeThe First WorldA fanon term often mistaken for the primordial state where dreams predate time itself.Orpheus' SacrificeA musician's fatal glance condemned him to eternal song within the Dreaming, not ascensionThe Old GodsAncient deities who faded when humanity stopped believing in them.The Dreaming's LawsThe ancient, unbreakable rules that bind the Dream King and define the boundaries of his rThe Book of DestinyThe eternal record of all that was, is, and ever shall be.Roderick BurgessThe aristocratic occultist who imprisoned Dream itself.OneirosThe ancient architect of dreams, ruler of the Dreaming and one of the eternal Endless.DreamingA shifting realm where dreams are born, nightmares take shape, and stories never truly dieNyxThe ancient mother of the Endless who embodies the eternal darkness before dawn.ChaosWhere reality bends and order breaks.HypnosThe silent elder brother who rules the realm where all living things must eventually rest.
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